College Basketball on Saturday and we will see the Florida Gators take on the Kansas State Wildcats at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The game is scheduled for an 8:00 pm (Eastern) start time and will be televised on ESPN 2. Currently the odds for the game have Florida favored by 11 points while the total sits at 127. Check out Sportsbook Spy to see who the Public is taking on all of today's games.
Free Analysis: Billy Donovan's Gators are once again one of the premier teams in the SEC, as they head into this contest with an 8-1 overall record. The team won its first seven games of the season before suffering its only loss, a heart-breaking 65-64 decision to top-10 foe Arizona in Tucson last weekend. Florida found its way back into the win column with authority though on Wednesday, routing Southeast Louisiana in Gainesville, 82-43. The Gators – second in the country in scoring defense – also rank ninth in field-goal defense and are defeating opponents by an average of 23.9 points. Kenny Boynton, the Southeastern Conference’s active leader in career scoring, wasn’t needed in Wednesday’s 82-43 win over Southeastern Louisiana, but he is just 7-of-29 from the floor over the last three games, including 3-of-22 beyond the arc. However, guard Mike Rosario has picked up the slack over that stretch, hitting eight of 14 3-point attempts and shooting 61.3 percent from the field en route to averaging 16.7 points.
Bruce Weber's first season in Manhattan has gotten off to a good start, as the Wildcats have claimed victory in eight of their 10 games to date. Kansas State's two losses have come to top-25 programs in Michigan (71-57) and Gonzaga (68-52), but the team has gotten some distance from the loss to the Bulldogs, knocking off Texas Southern at home on Tuesday, 78-69. Offense has not come that easy for KSU this season, so the team has really concentrated its efforts on its defensive play. The Wildcats are holding foes under 40 percent shooting on the year (.391), including under 30 percent from 3-point range (.265), while allowing just 57.4 ppg. Scoring depth isn't a strength for KSU, as only McGruder and Angel Rodriguez currently boast of double-figure scoring averages. McGruder is netting 13.3 ppg, but also makes his presence felt on the boards, where he ranks second on the team at 5.2 rpg. Rodriguez is averaging 10.7 ppg and tops the team in assists (4.4 apg).
Free Pick: Im going to look at the Under in the game. Just one team has been consistent on offense and that is Florida, as they come in averaging 73.4 ppg, but they will be facing a defensive minded KSU squad that holds teams to just 60.9 ppg on 41.7% shooting. KSU has had problems scoring at times this year and while they score 68.9 ppg, they are a poor shooting team, hitting just 40.7% of their shots. They don't figure to improve on those numbers as Florida comes in allowing just 49.6 ppg on 35.7% shooting. Just too much defense in this game to expect more than 120 points.
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